The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-17

A BAD Precedent j..

This year will, viewed from a political
standpoint, long 4be remembered on &C
count OF its sfl0sItSg gDegGIldl OF fight against
the Governor Of our State. When the men
of the future lift up one Of our papers In the
hopes Of seeing what manner of people We
were, they will be forced to conclude We
were either set Of slaves, men needing
vile, iron-hauded master Or that we made
trade Of lying, one against the other.
Now, / think, Il suppose even men on the
outside of politics may think on political
matters) all the present abuse heaped on the
head of our Governor is q very bad precedent.
1st. ItcEeates q want of confidence among
the people. How can the working man have
faith In, or labor for the uphoiding Of our In
situations, II he Is to be taught at the end Of
every four years that our highest officers
have been filed by men lost to all sense of
what is right and decentg Will he not soon
learn to say, ''Why shOuld / leave nay work
to vote 1t all comes to the same In the
sndn In fact, Is there better way Of teach
ing him TO ls0k Tor q price for his vote
Give US the doctrine Of mo faith In our lead
ers,n and it won't be long before the ignGr-
ant and evil among as will become the real
rulers of our government. They will sell it
through their votes. ] know some will an
sWer, awe don't mean all we say when We
are running our men for office. We allow
much room in politics" That may be 50,
but can the honest working man see it In
see IT, Looked ct in It's time light, it simply
amounts to this K0u tell him your state
msnt Is true he believes you. Then j come
along and inform him your statement s4alse.
| He Is thr0BniBtp dopbt, and after . while he
loses faith 10 both. ] have lived among the
people of our Stale, and know that many re-
fuse to vote because they have lost all faith
in political virtue or honesty. 1t is time
such a warfare was brought to an end. IL
brings no good, but much harm.
/ "a. in the second place, all Our present
Il W0rd-AbuBe is bad, because it leads us tn be
lleFe q lie becomes sacred when used dor ypO'
litlcal ends.
ii Now, 81 We are not heathens, we well know
that an untFuth lowers our moral nature, and
that its freqneAt lse will make us hateFs Oh
the truth. IT iss false logic when We say 4
II political lie doesn't count for much. Max
70 the CHURCHES kand in many cases 3betert
them the State most effects the everyday
/ life of our people. Let .onr ,9iBce-seeLsfi
lead the masses to believe man may paw
! his way TO Office by OVeTthr0Wing the truth
, and 1t will not be long before We see TIL
same shameless law Of self operating at ever
point Of life. The history iof churches !
filled with lis presence. For while ehnrel
I and State live apart, yet one affects the other
! Bnt even If they did not, the State must no
J forget that she must protect man moral IA
} tuFe as we'll as she can do 30 without haFl
: to him and herself. she must oct him th
8 example pf truth and honesty, otherWise Sd
cannot expect him TO be honest and trnthfll
3 with bar. n, other words, she must keep be
7 own Laws before she can expect himstp kee
Z them. ~ the State lies the people VIII 500
2 learn TO He too, and you Will often And III
X lie stamped In black and white upon the tag
=. celleetoE's roll Of property returns. AceoFf
E ing to my notion, and only give It for ygha
u 1t Is worth to the reader, political lie Is 4
big and black as any, other kind Of h lie. IA
us have strict truth for change.
Il Sd. In the third place, our present abus
n Is o very bad precedent, because u viii lea
d the people Of the NpFth snd West 10 beleig
q our state is one pf the worst ii the Uni0l
i lowed the evil and corrupt to rule us Wlshot
u protest, what can they expect of az Id II
u futnref Are not All such accusations detr
y mental 70 the good name and deyelopIuel
Y Of onr state Ihe old saying Give ghe "a
q pad name, \ etc, holds good FL the histpi
e o. q State AS well az N that Of the Ind iyidas
vi We all know our State suffered from II nj Ii
3 past. III theiris any sin foF which a ms
q SHOULD lnse east aul0ng his felloW7men ID
la PIT of Ferlast Ting IN crying out thief THE
Nnen there y Ilo tAief, khpald he named th
III Again, this habit Of political abuse shoH
q stQp, bee4use when men once enter into Y
|, use pf II they are apt ID tFaulple upon u
Is sacred rights 9f every home thai Hes 5etFet
n them ard the heart VI their opponent, III
H. the son done wrong I'll plItsk be brougi
By before the public notice III counts 80 usIsl
a against The father oil the brother Has Il
q daughter gone from virtue and home
es EhAt, 800 must pass from month u mont
A. hat care they for the broken heated Nj
b. and naather 10 makes ipg0 ngasSlsa. the Iii
II, hand PIE son BIZ brother ARD 4 this law.
IL abuse Il to con inile, what gnRn ID public Ii
At can feel safe? MOI THE pure man, hecsH
% the eyll man who makes saa frat anu 4
or III AL taiags wEl not Saillf ggAsEsAe out s "a
81 dishonesty aba ffaaid against such a qH
~ - ais trade 70 AZ. Kes 6nd ne viii 81
10 tEonble ID turHing from side 70 AIDE.
q sisgsS kesRs pf MI is61eFed side.r
I'd khen, m See Il n had policy tn uphold 4
IT, use ~ als4aes It wogSs bad every May
AZ turns. II hnrsa our State II hurts TIE VOL
ae Hs guam u lasEars Gle Individual using
II avg i IL h2f example " eur htidfeu.
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PA HiiA have nastg ssht iet Il 10 gent
4ss Asesi sts Mt slag aHEa tight Il
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